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“Hammelech” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(king). Hardly a proper name (Jer. 36:26; 38:6²⁶But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them. (Jeremiah 36:26)
⁶Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. (Jeremiah 38:6)).

“King” From Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(tribe). Title of Hebrew rulers from Saul to Zedekiah, B. C. 1095-588. Other rulers (Gen. 36:31³¹And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel. (Genesis 36:31); Ex. 3:19¹⁹And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. (Exodus 3:19); Num. 31:8⁸And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. (Numbers 31:8)). Supreme ruler (1 Tim. 1:17; 6:15¹⁷Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (1 Timothy 1:17)
¹⁵Which in his times he shall show, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; (1 Timothy 6:15)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

Father of Jerahmeel and Malchiah, as in the AV. The word is considered by some not to be a proper name, but to signify “the king,” reading “Jerahmeel, the king’s son,” and “Malchiah, the king’s son” (Jer. 36:26²⁶But the king commanded Jerahmeel the son of Hammelech, and Seraiah the son of Azriel, and Shelemiah the son of Abdeel, to take Baruch the scribe and Jeremiah the prophet: but the Lord hid them. (Jeremiah 36:26); Jer. 38:6⁶Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire. (Jeremiah 38:6)); as in the margin and the RV.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

4428 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

melek

Phonic:

meh’-lek

Meaning:

from 4427; a king

KJV Usage:

king, royal